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December 5, 2025

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House Natural Resources Committee Advances Permitting Bills
The House Natural Resources Committee advanced a package of permitting bills, headlined by the SPEED Act that seeks to speed up permit processing and limit litigation.
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House Members Release Bipartisan Permitting Legislation Framework
The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus introduced a framework it hopes can lead to permitting legislation this session.
Clean Tomorrow
State-level Efforts to Limit Renewables Blunted in 2025
Proposals that would negatively impact renewable energy far outnumbered supportive legislation introduced in state legislatures in the first half of 2025, Clean Tomorrow reports.
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NRECA Legislative Fly-in Focuses on Permitting, Meeting Demand

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association has flown 2,000 member representatives into D.C. to lobby congressional leaders on key priorities for the nation’s co-ops, which this year include passage of permitting legislation and meeting rising demand.

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CPUC Approves Rules to Streamline New Transmission
California regulators have approved rules to streamline permitting of transmission projects, saying the move is needed to maintain grid reliability and reach state climate goals.
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WINDPOWER: Lessons Learned from Early Offshore Efforts
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has decreased its offshore wind permitting times 20% as it gains experience and works to expedite development of the clean energy sector. 
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Manchin-Barrasso Permitting Bill Would Give FERC Transmission Siting Authority
Sens. Joe Manchin and John Barrasso introduced long-planned legislation on energy project permitting that would increase FERC’s power to approve new electric transmission.
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CPUC Works to Revamp Tx Permitting Rules
California regulators are overhauling rules regarding the permitting of transmission projects, and one proposal suggests creating a shortcut for projects already approved in a CAISO transmission plan.
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Manchin, Phillips Discuss Expanding the Grid at NARUC
Both FERC Chairman Willie Phillips and Sen. Joe Manchin want to pass policies this year that speed up the roll out of transmission, they said at the NARUC conference.
EEI
EEI Briefs Wall Street on Business and Policy Goals for 2024 and Beyond
The Edison Electric Institute’s senior executives briefed Wall Street on the state of the utility industry and some of the policies it supports. 

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